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Engine hotfire test completed for SpaceX’s first launch since explosion
Read more →: Engine hotfire test completed for SpaceX’s first launch since explosionFile photo of a Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit:…
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FAA signs off on SpaceX mishap investigation
Read more →: FAA signs off on SpaceX mishap investigationCredit: US Launch Report The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a launch license for SpaceX’s deployment of 10…
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FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launch
Read more →: FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launchA closeup shows the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was launched from Vandenberg Air Force…
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Video: NASA officials preview space station battery replacement spacewalks
Read more →: Video: NASA officials preview space station battery replacement spacewalksFrom the Johnson Space Center in Houston, officials from NASA brief reporters on two upcoming spacewalks outside the…
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Space station gets a boost from new lithium-ion batteries after spacewalk
Read more →: Space station gets a boost from new lithium-ion batteries after spacewalkNASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough flashes a smile for a selfie during a spacewalk at the International Space Station.…
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Long March rocket blasts off on first launch of the year
Read more →: Long March rocket blasts off on first launch of the yearA Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 1518 GMT (10:18 a.m. EST) Thursday. Credit: CCTV A new…
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Jeff Bezos tweets his vote of support for constructing a ‘superhighway in space’
Read more →: Jeff Bezos tweets his vote of support for constructing a ‘superhighway in space’Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos chats with GeekWire’s Alan Boyle at the 2016 Space Symposium in Colorado, with a…
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Fastest ever stacking of Atlas 5 underway for next national security launch
Read more →: Fastest ever stacking of Atlas 5 underway for next national security launchFile video of LVOS. Credit: NASA TV CAPE CANAVERAL — Just two weeks before it flies to space,…
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Asteroid fans get psyched up over NASA’s new Psyche and Lucy space missions
Read more →: Asteroid fans get psyched up over NASA’s new Psyche and Lucy space missionsArtist’s conceptions show the Lucy probe visiting a rocky asteroid at left, and the Psyche probe visiting a…
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NASA picks IXPE: Space telescope will study X-ray fingerprints of black holes
Read more →: NASA picks IXPE: Space telescope will study X-ray fingerprints of black holesAn artist’s conception shows the accretion disk around an active black hole. (NASA Illustration) NASA is committing $188…
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Boeing and SpaceX win four more NASA orders for space taxis, with one big ‘if’
Read more →: Boeing and SpaceX win four more NASA orders for space taxis, with one big ‘if’An artist’s conception shows a straight-on view of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi. (Boeing / NASA Photo) NASA…
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Shuttle engine delivered to Orion service module assembly site
Read more →: Shuttle engine delivered to Orion service module assembly siteOrion’s service module engine undergoes vibration testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA A former…